Grocery giant Albertsons called off its nearly $25 billion merger with Kroger after a federal judge temporarily blocked the union Tuesday in an effort to protect consumers from increasing costs.

Albertsons is giving up on its merger with Kroger a day after it was rejected in two courts and it is suing the grocery chain ...

Albertsons is scrapping plans to merge with grocery chain Kroger, one day after a federal judge halted the deal. Both companies have a strong presence in Arizona, with Albertsons operating its ...

Albertsons is abandoning its merger plans with Kroger following decisions by two federal judges who sided with federal regulators who argued the deal would scuttle competition, lead to higher prices ...